Social Care and Social Exclusion
Subtitle: A Comparative Study of Older People's Care in Europe
Contributors: Tim Blackman (Editor); Sally Brodhurst (Editor); Janet Convery (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: April 7, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780333919644
Subjects: Care of the elderly; Social Science; Sociology; Europe; General; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Social Science / Social Work; Social Work; Care; Congresses; Older people; Social isolation
First sentence: This chapter considers the range of responses to needs for 'social care' in Europe's ageing societies, including the responsibilities of family members and the coverage and intensity of formal, organized social care services.